Mervin v. Gustave G.

*415Opinion

FRETZ, J.*

This is an appeal from a judgment declaring Geoffrey G., a minor, free from the parental custody and control of appellant, his natural father, under the provisions of Civil Code section 232, subdivision (a) (4)1 and granting a petition for adoption of the minor by his maternal grandmother and her husband (hereinafter grandparents).

Appellate review here necessitates an interpretation of the pertinent statute and its application to the circumstances of this case.

The facts disclose: The proceedings to sever the parental relationship were commenced by respondents, the minor’s…